Peligre hydroelectric plant

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The Peligre hydroelectric plant is a major dam and power station in Haiti that provides a significant portion of the country’s electricity by harnessing the flow of the Artibonite River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dam ⓘ
hydroelectric power plant ⓘ
affects Artibonite River valley ⓘ
linked to: Artibonite River
alsoKnownAs Centrale hydroélectrique de Péligre ⓘ
Péligre Dam power station ⓘ
basinCountry Haiti ⓘ
commissioned mid-20th century ⓘ
constructionStart 1950s ⓘ
continent Caribbean ⓘ
North America ⓘ
country Haiti ⓘ
creates Peligre Reservoir ⓘ
designedFor electricity supply to Haiti ⓘ
energySource hydropower ⓘ
gridConnection Haitian national grid ⓘ
hasImpact changes in sedimentation patterns ⓘ
displacement of local communities ⓘ
flood control on Artibonite River ⓘ
irrigation potential downstream ⓘ
hasPart Peligre Dam ⓘ
hydroelectric power station ⓘ
inception 1950s ⓘ
languageOfCountry French ⓘ
Haitian Creole ⓘ
locatedEastOf Port-au-Prince ⓘ
locatedIn Artibonite Department ⓘ
locatedNear Péligre ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Artibonite River ⓘ
ownerCountry Haiti ⓘ
partOf Haiti power infrastructure ⓘ
primaryFunction electricity generation ⓘ
providesElectricityTo Port-au-Prince metropolitan area ⓘ
linked to: Port-au-Prince

central Haiti ⓘ
purpose power generation ⓘ
water management ⓘ
region Central Plateau of Haiti ⓘ
reservoirName Peligre Reservoir ⓘ
significance largest hydroelectric facility in Haiti ⓘ
major source of electricity for Haiti ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
strategicImportance critical for Haiti’s electricity supply ⓘ
typeOfDam concrete dam ⓘ
uses flow of the Artibonite River ⓘ
vulnerability susceptible to drought-related output reductions ⓘ
susceptible to sedimentation in reservoir ⓘ
watercourseDam Artibonite River ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Artibonite River → hydroelectricPlant → Peligre hydroelectric plant ⓘ
Peligre hydroelectric plant → alsoKnownAs → Centrale hydroélectrique de Péligre ⓘ
linked to: Peligre hydroelectric plant
Peligre hydroelectric plant → alsoKnownAs → Péligre Dam power station ⓘ
linked to: Peligre hydroelectric plant